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I was an ACO for several years, too. Bottom line: if you (or a pet) gets bitten by a raccoon or a skunk, you have to assume it's rabid. The percentage is just too high.

Amen to that statement!

In 2007 a series of Rabies vaccine (pre-exposure = before a bite), for humans was $210 per dose - required doses = 3. These are usually received by ACOs, vet techs, wildlife folks, etc - folks who work in the field. Post bite profilaxisis for someone bitten by a rabid animal is usually 10 shots.

And the company which makes the vaccine - there is only one and vaccine is not always in great supply. I, for one, am very careful around animals who may transmit rabies. I, also, strongly believe in vaccinating your domestic animal friends - cats included.

In 2007 a series of Rabies vaccine (pre-exposure = before a bite), for humans was $210 per dose - required doses = 3. These are usually received by ACOs, vet techs, wildlife folks, etc - folks who work in the field. Post bite profilaxisis for someone bitten by a rabid animal is usually 10 shots.

And the company which makes the vaccine - there is only one and vaccine is not always in great supply. I, for one, am very careful around animals who may transmit rabies. I, also, strongly believe in vaccinating your domestic animal friends - cats included.

And you don't want to know how much the shot post-exposure costs . . . but don't ask me how I know.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."